Anthony Davidson archive
F1 drivers in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours
Senna, Mansell, Prost… the 2009 Le Mans entry list has some famous F1 names on it.
Those three are, of course, ’sons of…’ plus one ‘nephew of…’. But there are 23 other drivers racing at Le Mans this weekend who all have F1 starts to their name.
Here’s a list of all of them, including former Super [...]
2008 F1 driver biographies updated
I’ve updated each of the F1 Fanatic driver biographies with details of their performances in 2008. Links to the new biographies below:
Ten ways to get a drive in F1 (part 3/3)
Andy and LJH present the final for of their ten ways to get a drive in Formula 1.
We’ve covered six different ways to get into F1 and today we present the final four: if you’ve not got a famous dad and chatting up the engine builders has got you nowhere, this is what you need [...]
Win “Life behind Lewis” DVDs
Here’s an exclusive competition for F1 Fanatic readers to win one of five “Life behind Lewis” DVDs in an exclusive competition.
Simply email your answer to the question below to be in with a chance of winning. You can read a review of “Life behind Lewis” here.
“Life Behind Lewis” (DVD)
The tidal wave of books and DVDs on Lewis Hamilton that burst forth last year has eased to a trickle. Now one of the better efforts at a documentary about Britain’s most unavoidable F1 star has made it onto DVD.
But although Hamilton’s name and face are plastered across the front of the package, the video [...]
2008 half-term driver rankings part 2
Continuing the driver rankings for the first part of 2008 here is the first part of the top ten.
Don’t miss the top three tomorrow – and share your thoughts on the drivers’ performances below.
2008 half-term driver rankings part 1
The half-way point in the season has passed and it’s time to pass judgement on the performances of each of the drivers so far.
Who have been the best and worst drivers so far this year?
Here’s my verdict – as ever do share yours as we go along.
2008 F1 testing round-up 13: Catalunya
Nine F1 teams tested at the Circuit de Catalunya last week – Force India were absent from the test.
Each day’s running saw a little rain, but not very much, and the cars typically completed around 80 laps each. Here’s what they were doing and how they go on:
2008 Canadian GP qualifying: Hamilton takes pole as track starts to crumble
Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix but there are concerns about tomorrow’s race due to the state of the Circuit Villeneuve track.
The session was hardly a few minutes old when it became clear that the track was disintegrating particularly at the Casino hairpin. It may jeopardise the safe [...]
Not enough seats to go round
Super Aguri are gone and the F1 field has shrunk down to 20 cars, increasing the competition for any seats that might become available.
That’s bad news for some of the promising drivers squeezed out of the sport who might have hoped to get back in – to say nothing of Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson, [...]
